Camano Voice

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/ https://www.instagram.com/evancaldwell.scn/ https://twitter.com/evan_scn?lang=en https://alespike.com/ Key Points of Interest: Find out how Evan got involved in news reporting, and why he stuck with it We also jump into what it was like to be part of newspaper industry at the turn of the industry Hear how the Newspaper scene has changed since the recession Evan's advice on why you have to become "Backpack" Journalist to survive in News How Evan got involved with Stanwood Camano News We talk about why Stanwood and Camano School systems aren't growing as fast as locals think I also ask Evan what are his interview tips to help me perform better interviews :) Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: English Boom (https://www.camanoislandinfo.com/english-boom-historical-park-1)  Ale Spike (https://alespike.com/) Conway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway,_Washington) Anacortes Burrows Island (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/

Links to Things Mentioned in This Episode: https://www.reproductionsinc.com/ https://camanoislandcoffee.com https://camanocommons.com/ https://frozenxplosion.com/ https://canopytoursnw.com/ Key Points of Interest: How did Jeff get started in the printing industry? What's the story behind Camano Island Coffee Roasters? Jeff decided to go direct to consumer with his coffee, but why? Why was Camano Commons built? Jeff sold Camano Island Coffee Roasters to his Son-in-Law, TJ Fittis, what is Jeff up to now? Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: English Boom (https://www.camanoislandinfo.com/english-boom-historical-park-1) Cama Beach (https://parks.state.wa.us/407/Cama-Beach-State-Park) Camano Island State Park (https://parks.state.wa.us/408/Camano-Island-State-Park)

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://camanoisland.org/ http://www.glassquest.com/ https://www.camabeachcafe.com/ https://camanocommons.com/farmers-market/ https://discoverstanwoodcamano.com/ https://madak.com/ http://freedomparkassociation.com/ Key Points of Interest: Why did Jessica McCready come to Camano Island? What different hats does Jessica wear? Why is Glass Quest February, one of the rainiest months of the year? Where do you find out everything . that is going on in Stanwood and Camano Island? What is Beer, Bratz, and Biz? 1st Annual Camano Kids Fest is starting this year, and Jessica is involved with it of course Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: Mabana Beach (https://sunnyshorestudio.com/2016/08/05/beaches-of-camano-mabana-beach/) Barnum Point (https://www.wclt.org/projects/barnum-point/)

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.brandshouter.com/ https://camanoislandcoffee.com/ Here Dan Interview me! https://www.brandshouter.com/podcast/ Key Points of Interest: Why did Dan Ericson came to Camano Island Hear what it was like in the beginnings of Camano Island Coffee Roasters What is Dan's favorite thing about Brand Shouter? Find out the biggest challenges that Brand Shouter faced in the beginning Dan speaks on letting customers go when you are not the right fit, even if that means leaving money on the table Where is Brand Shouter going now? What is Dan and his family's favorite thing to do around the island? Why did Dan start Podcasting? Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: Iverson Beach (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/iverson-spit) English Boom (https://www.camanoislandinfo.com/english-boom-historical-park-1) 

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.sno-isle.org/ https://www.spl.org/ https://kcls.org/ https://www.sethgodin.com/ Key Points of Interest: Leslie was working in the library back when card catalogs were a thing! Learn about her journey through many different libraries Hear what it was like being a librarian as the age of information took hold Discover how Sno-Isle Library has going on here on Camano Island Find out how many books a month that Leslie goes through a month How does Leslie judge books, and decide what to read next? Leslie has a fantastic answer to what makes a book great! Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: Barnum Point (https://www.wclt.org/projects/barnum-point/)  Camano Island State Park (https://parks.state.wa.us/408/Camano-Island-State-Park)  Karla Matzke (http://www.matzkefineart.com/) Cama Beach (https://parks.state.wa.us/407/Cama-Beach-State-Park) 

What to Expect from Camano Voice! I, Brandon Ericson, am the manager of Camano Commons Marketplace and will be your host interviewing locals, business owners, as well as talking about upcoming events on and around Camano Island.Please subscribe and share this podcast with your friends!